From early to late summer, showy Hymenoxys hoopesii plants are common, sometimes scattered in open woods, sometimes abundant in moist meadows from middle to high altitudes. They are always a pleasant sunny face to see along the trail. It is an erect perennial herb approaching a meter in maximum height. They are recognized by their mound of disk flowers; drooping, narrow, openly-spaced yellow/orange ray flowers; and deeply veined, almost white rib in the leaf. The smooth-edged leaves oval on the lower stem and lance-shaped toward the top. The inflorescence bears several flower heads on erect peduncles, each lined with a base of hairy, pointed phyllaries. The flower head has a center of disc florets fringed with many orange or yellow ray florets up to 3.5 centimeters long. The fruit is an achene with a pappus of scales.

Santa Catalina Mountains.
Sunset Trail
Location: On shoulder of dirt road leading from Sunset Trail trailhead near damp area.
7/9/15

Notes: Top of Mount Lemmon on Trico Road 6/22/17

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